If Zhu Muyun is just depressed, Deng Xiangtao is sad. This time, the Japanese army dispatched seven divisions and regiments, divided into six routes, and the main target of the attack was still the national army. The New Fourth Army can only be regarded as a rabbit in the grass, and it is easy to do it. Even though the New Fourth Army caused great trouble to the Japanese army, the real opponent of the Japanese army was still the Nationalist army.

On the one hand, the Nationalist Army had to meet the Japanese army, and at the same time, it had to find ways to eliminate the New Fourth Army. In addition to providing the latest information on the New Fourth Army in a timely manner, the task of commanding the Guxing Region also required the 17 th Detachment to support and cooperate with the actions of the Nationalist Army and deal a resolute blow to the New Fourth Army.

It's just that these tasks are difficult for the Ancient Star Region to complete. Although the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column of the New Fourth Army was reorganized into the Fifth Division, the Fifth Division has not been formally reorganized until now, and it is still fighting in various base areas in the name of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column. The main reason was that the 5th Division was constantly on combat duty and did not have time for regrouping.

I am afraid that even they themselves will find out the situation of the New Fourth Army, and it is really difficult for the Guxing District to provide military information in this regard. The Guxing Region did not have accurate information for a long time, and the Fifth War Zone sent intelligence officers to Guxing on its own to collect information on the New Fourth Army on its own.

As for the 17th detachment, it is impossible to talk about letting them support and cooperate with the national army. Gu Chunhui just wants to keep Guan Shaling, and with the strength of the loyal and righteous National Salvation Army, it is not easy to keep the current territory. If you attack the New Fourth Army, maybe your backhand will be wiped out.

Someone has territory, and Gu Chunhui is the captain of the seventeenth detachment. If the people are gone, the territory is gone, Gu Chunhui is just a lost dog. The generals of the national army understand this truth very well.

To collect intelligence on the New Fourth Army, Deng Xiangtao could only rely on Zhu Muyun. The Japanese army has already sent troops to sweep the area controlled by the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column, and at this time the Japanese army should have the best understanding of the dynamics of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei Advance Column. Zhu Muyun is in the Operations Section of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, and with an intelligence source, it is really easy for him to get information in this regard.

"The Japanese army is also black-eyed now, and they can't find the main force of the New Fourth Army, so they will spread their anger on the people." Zhu Muyun said that the Japanese often flaunt their bushido, but in fact, they behave like a complete ruffian.

No, they're not even as good as ruffians. They are scoundrels, and when they have the upper hand, they will tell you the way of bushido. Once you don't lose, you can do anything shameless. Rape of women can only be regarded as one of the atrocities of the Japanese army. However, it is outrageous that they do not spare even eighty-year-old people.

As for the methods of torture and killing of civilians, they are even more extreme. Zhu Muyun used the identity of "Tetsuya Kitano" to talk to some Japanese military officers from time to time, knowing that they tortured and killed innocent civilians in a variety of inhumane ways.

Zhu Muyun knew that the main ones were: vicious dog bites, water prisons, nails (densely nailed on all sides), hanging, pouring kerosene, salt water or boiling water, burying them alive, nailing the palms, piercing the bridge of the nose, dismembering the body, strangling snakes and scorpions, pouring steamed meat sauce, cutting throats and drinking blood, pouring water and oil, throwing themselves into the river and drowning, hanging upside down, horse cracking, machine gun shooting, pouring oil on fire, stabbing with knives, cutting out the heart and abdomen, as well as blood drawing, injecting air, electrocution, high-temperature steaming, and so on.

For example, in order to verify the so-called five horse corpses, the Japanese army stationed in Macheng tied the head, hands, and feet of the boss of Hao Yongtai's egg store to five horses, drove the horses and ran, and tore the body of the boss surnamed Hao into five sections.

In July last year, the Japanese army killed a peasant with an iron bar in Leijiahe, Yichang County, from ** straight to the chest. The most cruel thing is that in the same Yichang County, the Japanese soldiers used a poisonous snake to put their heads outside the Chinese people, cut off the snake's tail, and the snake pain drilled into the stomach, and fell to the ground to die.

The more he knew, the more Zhu Muyun hated the Japanese. However, in order to defeat the Japanese, he had to take company with these demons. Even, when they killed the Chinese, they were still applauding from the side. Outsiders only see Zhu Muyun's infinite scenery, but who would have thought that he had to bury his hatred deep in helplessness and pain.

But in the face of such an enemy, the national army still thought of anti-communism, which made Zhu Muyun extremely disappointed in the Chongqing government. At the moment of the great enemy, the muzzle of the gun is unanimously external after all. The ranks of the Communists, although on frontal battlefields, rarely fought against the Japanese army. But this is determined by their equipment and qualities. The ranks of the Communist Party are definitely not swimming and not fighting.

The communist guerrillas, active behind enemy lines, dragged hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops. No matter which Japanese army occupies a place, it must leave enough troops to garrison. Otherwise, the guerrillas that have sprung up like mushrooms will disrupt their transport lines, disrupt their rear, and make the Japanese troops in front have no intention of fighting at all.

"When will the Japanese sweep end?" Deng Xiangtao asked: This is also an issue of great concern to the Nationalist Army, and the Military Command Department has already issued an order to completely eliminate the New Fourth Army. Although the national army occupied Zhupo Mountain last time, it did not defeat the main force of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column. On the contrary, in Taoshazhou and Yunliangshan, thousands of people were wiped out by the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column.

"The logistics of the Japanese army, as well as the situation on the front line, determined that the sweep could not last long. I estimate that within ten days, the sweep will be over. Zhu Muyun said: Japan's logistical supply is becoming more and more difficult, especially in the case of operations, their mobile superiority cannot be brought into play, their aircraft and artillery are useless, and their combat effectiveness has dropped significantly.

If the main force of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column cannot be found and a decisive battle is fought against it, the Japanese army's sweep can only destroy the houses in the base area and kill some civilians who have no time to move. Since the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column jumped out of the encirclement of the Japanese army, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to find them again.

"Ten days?" Deng Xiangtao muttered that he had no information about the movements of the Japanese army at all. The news in the radio and newspapers was all advocating a great victory for the Japanese army, which was completely untrue.

Zhu Muyun's contact with Japanese officers in the name of Kitano Tetsuya, coupled with the relationship between Osawa Tanijiro, Zhu Muyun's judgment of the Japanese army should be relatively accurate.

"District, our national army has suffered a lot of losses this time, right?" Zhu Muyun asked: The seven divisions of the Japanese army are mainly aimed at the national army. Although the battlefield was mainly in Henan Province and northern Anhui, the national army there was also a member of the Chongqing government.

"There were also losses, but the national army seized the opportunity and also counterattacked the Japanese army. It can be said that the Japanese offensive was not all smooth sailing. Deng Xiangtao said that the losses of the national army are of course large. But the main thing is the loss of equipment, in the face of the Japanese army, many units of the national army fled when they heard the news, and the Japanese army could not even see the shadow of the national army, so how to eliminate them?

The seven divisions of the Japanese army seem to be quite a lot, but many of them are newly formed divisions and regiments, and their combat effectiveness is also that of the standing divisions and regiments in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. Moreover, the Japanese army did not dare to stretch the battle line too long, otherwise, once the national army counterattacked, the Japanese army would not be able to bear such losses.

"That's good." Zhu Muyun said with relief.

"Your recent mission is to keep a close eye on the movements of the Japanese troops, and to report back as soon as they plan to withdraw." Deng Xiangtao said.

"Yes." Zhu Muyun said that he was very puzzled, why did Deng Xiangtao pay so much attention to the news of the retreat of the Japanese army?

The 5,000-day puppet army of Gu Xing mainly attacked the base area of the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column. At this time, the national army was mainly concentrated in eastern Hubei and Xiangxi was mainly controlled by the New Fourth Army.

But no matter what, Zhu Muyun will send the information home in time. After operating the radio station himself, Zhu Muyun found out that Hu Mengbei's work was actually very hard. Although Zhu Muyun's contact with Bian Bao has already set a time. However, in recent days, the radio station of the border guard has not been able to turn on on time.

The reason for this is that the border guards have also been constantly shifting. Sometimes, when the terrain obstructs them, it is impossible to maintain smooth communication with the ancient stars. Originally, the equipment of the New Fourth Army was poor, and there were often accidents, and Zhu Muyun's contact with his family was not smooth every time.

Fortunately, Bian Mingze attaches great importance to Zhu Muyun's intelligence. As long as the radio station arrives at the contact time, he will definitely urge and find the most suitable place to contact Gu Xing. Zhu Muyun comes into contact with a lot of information every day, and some information is not important in Zhu Muyun's opinion. However, in the eyes of Bian Mingze, it has special significance.

The military commander was concerned about the date of the withdrawal of the Japanese army, which aroused Bian Mingze's vigilance. The Japanese army swept the base area, and the national army should be desperate. If the national army is also concerned, it can only mean one thing, the national army wants to take advantage of the fire to rob.

Bian Mingze called Zhu Muyun back and asked him to pay special attention. The date of the withdrawal of Japanese troops is delayed by one or two days when reporting to the military commanders. It can not only buy time for the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advance column, but also judge what the national army wants.

This kind of thing, in fact, even if Bian Mingze doesn't say it, Zhu Muyun will pay attention to it. How could he truthfully report the intelligence of the New Fourth Army to Deng Xiangtao. Even if Zhu Muyun has the intelligence of the New Fourth Army, when he reports to Deng Xiangtao, he will make some changes. Sometimes, it only takes one word to change and the meaning of intelligence is completely different.

Soon, Zhu Muyun knew the intentions of the military commander. In early February, the Kuomintang Army stationed in eastern Hubei, the General Headquarters of the Eastern Hubei Guerrillas, sent two columns to launch a full-scale attack on the border area when the Japanese army withdrew from the Hunan-Hubei-Henan border area.

After the fall of Guxing in October of the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, the people of eastern Hubei organized local armed forces to fight against the Japanese invaders out of the heart of protecting their homes and defending the country, so that the Japanese invaders could not be guarded against and did not dare to send troops to invade eastern Hubei and garrisoned along the riverbank.

At that time, Su Shizhe, the administrative inspector and security commander of the Hubei Second District, had also led his troops to retreat from the mountainous areas of eastern Hubei Province, so he took the opportunity to incorporate a large number of local armed forces and organize them into four columns and three independent brigades, totaling more than 10,000 people.

In the twenty-ninth year of the Republic of China, the Hubei Provincial Government appointed Su Shizhe as the director of the Eastern Hubei Administration, and at the same time, the commander of the Fifth Theater also ordered Su Shizhe to establish the Eastern Hubei Guerrilla General Headquarters, which was stationed in Huanggang Loess Ridge with the Administration.